Pervez Quadir

Pervez Quadir is an independent Indian singer, songwriter, poet, composer and ideologue. He works primarily in the rock genre but has also worked on the pop genre. Born on February 16, 1965, in the prominent city of Kolkata, he did his schooling from Darjeeling, and Kolkata; from St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling and St. Paul’s Boarding and Day school, Kolkata respectively. He further did his graduation in Economics and Political Sciences from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

He knows an array of languages including English, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Bengali. He started working in 1981 as a voice artist with the All India Radio on a show called ‘Yuvavaani’ based on Western music. Subsequently, he worked as a recording artist for various sought-after names in the industry, such as HMV, Archies Music, and Sony BMG. He has been working as an independent artist since 1985. During this period, he had a short stint working with the UTV motion pictures, as a Creative Consultant.

He has sung in the Asian music industry since 1989. During this period, he has been a part of over 3000 TV commercials in various languages for a long list of top notch brands and production houses. He composed, wrote and sung his songs and got an album with Sony BMG titled ‘Dard-e-Dil.’ He has been working in collaboration with some of the most popular bands and artists involved in the rock and pop genre, in the country. He has performed with bands such as X-Factor, Shiva, Neon and Utopian Dream. Quadir has also had the opportunity to sing for some Bollywood films as well.

He expresses his desire to record a Eurasian music album and to perform across the world. Being a highly creative person, Quadir says that he would like to extend creative boundaries in an unprecedented manner in the Music and Film industry. He has shown an inclination to write, produce and direct a movie in the future if he gets a suitable opportunity.

He is also a poetry enthusiast and has been writing poems during his career as an artist. Pervez has been working under the label of Magic Wand and PRISM, the former being his latest name for his one-person band. He likes the work of artists like Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan is a Bollywood playback singer. He w >> Read More... , Fariha Pervez Fariha Pervez is one of the most versatile female >> Read More... , Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal, one of the most famous singers in >> Read More... and Noorie.

Some of the well-known songs that Pervez has to his credit are ‘Hum Ek Hain,’ ‘Babul Mora’ and ‘Tere ishq ne nachaaya.’ In a giant and bustling music industry, Pervez M Quadir has carved out a niche for himself and his music and has been entertaining thousands since a long time.